REVIEW: Jake Leckie’s “The Abode” Reviewed by All About Jazz

March 9, 2019
REVIEW: Jake Leckie’s “The Abode” Reviewed by All About Jazz

By Chris Mosey, All About Jazz Bassist Jake Leckie, born in Boston but currently living in Los Angeles, describes the eight songs on this, his first album, as “a meditation on migration, understanding and empathy.” He says they pay tribute to the people and places that have contributed to his identity and are intended to … Read More

REVIEW: All About Jazz on Ellen Rowe’s “Momentum”

March 8, 2019
REVIEW: All About Jazz on Ellen Rowe’s “Momentum”

by Chris Mosey, All About Jazz An all-women jazz band playing songs about women—this is a CD whose time has surely come. Pianist Ellen Rowe has duly put together a collection of original songs lauding her gender. She says: “Each piece on this album is a tribute to women heroes of mine in disciplines ranging from music … Read More